to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. The Meiji Restoration ended 250 years of self-isolation for Japan. The Restoration led to changes in Japan’s economic standings. The period from 1868 to 1912 was responsible for the start of Japan as a modernized nation in the early twentieth century. The country’s new rulers adopted the slogan “Rich Country‚ Strong Army‚" because they wanted Japan to become economically and militarily powerful‚ so it could retain its independence. During the time Japan entered
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Bartending in Japan In America‚ bartending is seen as something any college kid can do; all you need is to take a one-time class and be able to deal with drunken people. In Japan‚ however‚ bartending is a little different. Contrasting to America’s laid-back brashness‚ Japanese bartending is just a bit more refined. It captures a certain aesthetic and attitude towards one’s work unique to Japan. Unlike quick and dirty American mixing styles‚ bartenders in Japan inject a lot of care into their drink
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Compare & Contrast British and Japan National characteristics can be explained geographically. For instance‚ continent people are confident themselves and never hesitate. In contrast‚ peninsula people say ’Hurry up ’ in every situation. Meanwhile‚ island people are curious and want to explore everywhere. Britain and Japan are representative Island nation in the west and the east. Therefore‚ they have been walked in similar way historically. Both go through the absolute monarchy and developed
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Gross Domestic Product of Japan According to the business cycle graph of Japan shown above‚ Japan’s economy faced a recession in three years consecutively‚ from years 2007 to 2009. It only starts to recover from the recession at year 2009 and gradually picking up its pace in growth in both the years 2010 and 2011. As seen in the graph‚ Japan’s economy made a plunge from year 2007 to year 2008‚ where GDP fell from ¥525‚469‚000 to ¥505‚794‚000 at a rate of 3.74%. This recession is the result of
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Amway Japan Limited Executive Summary In 1996 Amway Japan Limited (AJL) was the leader in direct selling market‚ and the most successful company within the entire Amway group. In the first half of 1997‚ AJL experienced a net sales decline of 11.6% and net income to 27.6% from the first half of the previous year. The Japanese economy and declining value of the Yen relative to the U.S. Dollar has decreased AJL’s sales volume and profit margin. The Japanese government
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Aya Kamikawa- Reformation in the land of conformity Scholars have suggested that in the modern Japanese society‚ transgendered individuals (transgendered individuals and transsexuals are interchangeable and are referred to in the context of the Japanese society) are only valuable to the entertainment industry (Mackie 412‚ McLelland 167-168). In a country where mainstream conformity is promoted and preferred‚ any career outside of the entertainment and sex industries would seem impossible to
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some of the world’s greatest countries. However‚ it is Japan who is most famous for being a suicide-prone nation. While only being ranked ninth for deaths by suicide‚ Japan boasts some of the more disturbing stories behind its suicide victims‚ as well as a long history of this gruesome act. However unheard of it seems to outsiders‚ the methods and reasons behind suicide have become all too common amongst native Japanese. Suicide in Japan began with the samurais who chose ’seppuku’ (the disembowlment
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subsidiary to global business management. In the context of these changes introduced by Durk Jager‚ P&G’s new CEO‚ Paolo de Cesare is transferred to Japan‚ where he takes over the recently turned-around beauty care business. Within the familiar Max Factor portfolio he inherits is SK-II‚ a fast-growing‚ highly profitable skin care product developed in Japan. Priced at over $100 a bottle‚ this is not a typical P&G product‚ but its successful introduction in Taiwan and Hong Kong has de Cesare thinking
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[pic] Japan Geography Japan is about the same size as California. Japan is made up of many islands. The four largest islands in Japan are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku. Japan forms an arc in the Pacific Ocean. Japans total area is about 378‚000 square kilometers. About 75% of Japans land is mountains. Japans highest mountain is Mount Fuji at 3776 meters. Japan has several volcanic regions and 80 volcanoes are considered active. Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707 and is considered capable
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Religion in Japan In Japan today‚ religion is freely practiced and‚ at least in small numbers‚ a multitude of religions are present. The religious beliefs of Japan’s populace breakdown to 91% Shinto‚ 72% Buddhist‚ and 13% other (less than 1% is Christian). Although in the West religious faiths are viewed as mutually exclusive‚ in Japan it is common for a person to adopt beliefs from more than one theology. The majority of the population therefore is both Buddhist and Shinto. Both of these faiths
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